Palace denies the allegation that arrest of ex-Pres. Duterte is a ‘diversionary tactic’

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00:00The Palace refuted claims that the arrest and surrender of former President Rodrigo

00:05Duterte to the International Criminal Court or ICC was a diversionary tactic and meant

00:11to distract the public from controversies surrounding the Philippine Health Insurance

00:15Corporations or PhilHealth and the 2025 national budget.

00:19PTV's Kenneth Paciente has the details.

00:24Malacanang has denied that the arrest and surrender of former President Rodrigo Duterte

00:28to the International Criminal Court was a diversionary tactic.

00:32This after former President San Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte alleged that this was

00:37merely a way to cover up several issues, particularly the EIDL Fund of PhilHealth and the 2025 national

00:43budget.

00:44According to Malacanang, these issues are already being addressed.

01:14The Palace also said the issue of the Office of the Vice President's Confidential Funds

01:25seems to have been forgotten.

01:27They added that it was fortunate that no suspicious names have emerged, all of whom allegedly

01:31received money from the OVP's intelligence or confidential funds.

01:44The Palace also dismissed Mayor Baste Duterte's claim the administration has singled out and

01:59targeted them.

02:29in the Philippines first before being turned over to the ICC.

02:33The Palace explained it is the previous administration who should answer because it was the Duterte

02:37administration which requested the ICC prosecutor in 2021 to halt the investigation of its war

02:43on illegal drugs, claiming the former administration was more than able to conduct its own probe

02:48or inquiry.

02:49However, this was not done, which is why the ICC prosecutor continued its investigation.

03:25Meanwhile, the Palace announced it is coordinating with other government agencies to address

03:29the spread of fake news, especially on social media, following Duterte's arrest.

03:34It also emphasized that a whole-of-nation approach is needed to put an end to misinformation

03:39and disinformation.

03:40Malacanang also said it does not object to the statement of former Senator Laila de Lima

03:44and her willingness to cooperate in the ICC investigation.

03:48The Palace once again urged former presidential spokesperson Attorney Harry Roque to return

03:52to the country and face the allegation against him, especially since he will no longer be

03:57part of Duterte's legal team.

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